Horn or stock-support for pegging-machines



(No Model.)

S. M. CUTTER. HORN 0R STOCK SUPPORT FOR PEGGING MACHINES.

No. 557,769. Patented Apr. 7, 1896.

ANDREW BGRAHAM Pnuruu'morwAsnmsmmn C UNITED TATES ATENT OFFICE.

SOLOMON M. CUTTER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

HORN OR STOCK-SUPPORT FOR PEGGlNG-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 557,769, dated April 7,1896.

Application filed August 7, 1895. Serial No. 558,466. (No model.)

T (LZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SOLOMON M. CUTTER, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Horns or Stock- Supports for Pegging-Machines, of whichthe following, taken in connection with the accompanyin g drawings, is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in the horns or otherstock-supports for pegging machines, in which the projecting ends of thepegs driven through the soles of boots or shoes are removed by theoperation of a cutter within said support, and its object is to morethoroughly remove them than when using the machine now in use.

The invention consists in providing said support with a perforationthrough which or into which the ends of the pegs are driven, and also inpivotally attaching a cutter within the support in such a manner that itmay be turned upon its fulcrum, so as to bring its cutting edge into theperforation in the top of the support and against the projectin g pegclose to the insole of the boot or shoe.

It further consists in providing means whereby said cutter is operatedeither automatically by the operation of the machine or by the operator,as is deemed the more practical.

The invention is carried out substantially as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which form an essential part of thisspecification, and wherein the invention has been illustrated inconnection with a straight nonrotatable horn; but it may be used toequal advantage on a crooked rotatable horn, as will be understood by afurther description of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a cen tral vertical section of thehorn. Fig. 2 represents a plan view of the top of the horn. Fig. 3represents a horizontal cross-section of the top of the horn, showingthe manner of pivotally attaching the cutter thereto. Fig. i representsthe plan view of the top of the horn, showing another form ofperforation which might be used, if so desired, to receive the cutterwhen operated.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts wherever they occur on thediiferent parts of the drawings.

Heretofore the projecting ends of the pegs have been removed either by aseparate machine from that which drives the pegs, or the horn of thepegging-machine has been provided with a rotatable tip having a cutterattached thereto, which cutter has either been held stationary bysuitable mechanism and the peg moved into contact therewith, or the tipshave been rotated so as to bring their attached cutters into contactwith the pegs. In the use of these machines there has been a liabilityof bending the peg over in the place of cutting it off when the peg hasbeen fed through the cutter or the cutter brought in contact with thepeg, as there has been no support at the back of the peg against whichto cut. This invention is designed to overcome such defects and toinsure the removal of any and all proj eetin g pegs from the inside ofthe boot or shoe.

The driver 1, driver-bar 2, awl 3, and awlbar 4, as well as the frame 5for the support of the horn, the horn-spindle 6, the horn proper, '7,and the spring 8 to press the horn upward with a yielding pressure maybe of any of the suitable and common forms now in use and may beoperated by any suitable mechanism without departing from my invention.

The tip 10 of the horn is provided with the perforation 11, which may beeither circular, as shown in Fig. 2, rectangular, as shown in Fig. 4, orany other suitable shape, as desired. The horn 7 and horn-spindle 6 arepreferably made hollow, as shown, for a purpose, as will be understoodby a further description of the invention.

The cutter 13 is pivotally attached to the top of the horn or to the tipthereon in such a manner that its cutting edge is capable of beingturned upward into the perforation in the tip and will come against theedge of the perforation or a peg projecting downward into theperforation when the cutter is turned upon its fulcrum by the rod 29,which extends downward through the hollow horn and horn-spindle and isacted upon by the lever and rod 31, as will be fully describedhereinafter. The rod 31 is pivotally attached at one end to the lever30, which lever is fulcrurned to one of the bearings of the frame 5 forthe support of the horn-spindle, substantially as shown. The rod 29 isattached to the opposite end of the lever 3Q to where the rod 31 isattached. The rod 29 is attached to the pivoted cutter 13, and it willbe seen that said cutter can be turned in either direction on itsfulcrum by the operation of the rod 31. The rod 31 may be operated bysuitable mechanism connected with the drivingshaft of thepegging-machine, so as to cut off the projecting end of the peg at eachrevolution of the driying-shaft, or said rod may be operated by theoperator independent of the movements of the machine on which thestock-support is used; but I prefer to have it operated automaticallyfrom the driving-shaft of the machine.

The description thus far has been when the cutter is used in connectionwith a straight horn or support; but it will be readily understood thatthe same cutter might be used on a crooked horn or support if the rod 29were divided into the required number of short pieces and each piece beconnected to the next piece by a suitable bell-crank lever fulcrumedwithin the hollow horn or support. Such a construction being so wellknown, it has been deemed unnecessary to illustrate it on theaccompanying drawings.

Having thus fully described the nature, construction, and operation ofmy invention, I wish to secure by Letters Patent and claim 1. Thecombination of a perforated stocksupport, an oscillating cutterpivotally attached within said support, and operating mechanism wherebythe cutter is oscillated on its fulcrum and its cutting edge broughtinto the perforation in said support, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a ,pegging-machine, the combination with the awl, the driver, andoperating mechanism for said parts whereby a peg is driven,

of a perforated stock-support, an oscillating cutter pivotally attachedwithin said support, and operating mechanism to oscillate the cutter onits fulcrum to out the peg, the fulcrum for said cutter beingsubstantially in a vertical line below the position occupied by the pegwhen being cut, whereby the cutting edge of the cutter is brought intothe perforation in said support, moves substantially in a plane with thetop surface of the support and removes the projecting end of the pegflush with the surface of the stock being pegged, for the purpose setforth.

3. The combination with the perforated hollow stock-support of apegging-machine, of an oscillating cutter pivoted within said supporthaving cutting edge at one end of the cutter, a rod attached to cutteropposite to its cutting edge and extending downward through said supportthe fulcrum for said cutter being located substantially in a verticalline below the perforation in said support a lever to which said rod isattached fu1- crumed to the frame of the machine, and connectedmechanism acting on said lever, whereby the cutter is oscillated on itsfulcrum and its cutting edge is carried into the perforation in thesupportand removes the projecting ends of all pegs flush with thesurface of the stock being pegged, for the purpose set forth. Intestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 30th day of July, A. D.1895.

SOLOMON M. CUTTER. lVitnesses:

HENRY CHADBOURN, HARRY N. SQUIRES.

